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Arsenal transfer news: Denis Suarez Barcelona update with Unai Emery set to compromise
ARSENAL are confident they can seal a deal for Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez.
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Arsenal boss Unai Emery needs to boost his options this month.
And according to Sky Sports he’s edging closer to sealing a deal for his former prodigy.
The Spaniard worked with Suarez at Sevilla and is keen on a reunion.
A loan move looks the most likely option with Emery finding transfer funds hard to come by.
Arsenal boss Unai Emery wants Dennis Suarez
Sky Sports add that Arsenal are hoping to reach a compromise with Barca to sign Suarez on loan with an option to buy in the summer.
Suarez, 24, was desperate to fight for a first-team spot in the summer.
Despite working hard in training, his efforts and have been unsuccessful and he’s managed only two La Liga appearances this season.
La Liga football expert Graham Hunter says Suarez isn’t good enough to make the grade at Barca.
Hunter told Eleven Sports: “I cannot hide the fact that I think there is something in his make up which is lacking in order for him to be a top 14 player at Barcelona.
“And therefore having said ‘I’m staying, I’m staying, I’m going to show my worth’, my hat goes off to that.
“I’d love him to go to a place where they back him, play him and allow him to flourish.”
Emery has also been linked with experienced Sevilla ace Ever Banega.
Quizzed about his reported interest in the Argentina international, Emery said: “I know this player and he is a very good player.
“I cannot tell you more.”
When asked about Arsenal’s strategy during the January window, Emery admitted his hands are tied: “We cannot sign permanently.
“Only loan players. I don’t know his [Denis Suarez’s] situation now.
“We can only sign players later on.
“I know the club is working on possibilities of which players help us with big performances like we need now.
“I am very happy. I know it is not easy for us now in this transfer market and if we can find one player who can help us like we need, with the quality and a different player for getting in our squad, we are going to do it.
“But I am happy with every player today.
“It is really some injuries that did not help us in the last matches.
“I am happy because another player can have chances when one player is injured and they are doing well.
“That is the reason for us being calm and my confidence with the club is big.
“They are working and if one or two players can come and help us that is perfect.”